RATING NORMS

Rating Systems
• IGBC. Indian Green Building Council
– Established in 2001 by CII.
– Gives ratings as Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum.
– Green Ratings for Villages, Residential Societies, Homes,
Existing buildings, Factories, Townships etc.
• TERI – GRIHA. The Energy and Resource Institute.
Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment.
– Ministry of New and Renewable energy.
– National Rating System. One, Two, Three, Four, Five star .
• LEED. Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design.
– Designed by the US GBC.
 Basic Requirements of GBD
• Depends on the rating system
• LEED, IGBC, GRIHA, etc.....

• Fulfill a set of performance criteria

• Criteria address the environmental impacts
inherent during life-cycle of building

• Different levels of certifications awarded based

on total credits earned.
• Certification levels and score needed varies with
accreditation system
 Types of Green Buildings
Certifications for
• New Construction
• Existing Building
• Homes
• Factories
• Township/Large Developments
• SEZ
• Landscape
• Healthcare
• Commercial interior,.......
 GRIHA
• Endorsed by the Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy, Government of India.
• A five star rating system.
• The rating applies to new building stock – commercial,
institutional, and residential – of varied functions.
• Emphasis on passive solar techniques for optimizing
indoor visual and thermal comfort.
• Encourages optimization of building design to reduce
conventional energy demand and further optimize
energy performance of the building within specified
comfort limits.
 GRIHA
• A building is assessed on its predicted performance
over its entire life cycle from inception through
operation.
• Encourages the use of refrigeration-based and energy-
demanding air conditioning systems only in cases of
extreme thermal discomfort.
• GRIHA integrates all relevant Indian codes and
standards for buildings and acts as a tool to facilitate
implementation of the same.
• Is a voluntary scheme.
• GRIHA has been adopted as a NRS (national rating
system) under the MNRE, Government of India.
 Criteria - GRIHA
Criterion 1 Site Selection
Criterion 2 Preserve and protect landscape during
construction/compensatory depository forestation.
Criterion 3 Soil conservation (post construction)
Criterion 4 Design to include existing site features
Criterion 5 Reduce hard paving on site
Criterion 6 Enhance outdoor lighting system efficiency
Criterion 7 Plan utilities efficiently and optimize on-site circulation efficiency
Criterion 8 Provide minimum sanitation/safety for construction workers
Criterion 9 Reduce air pollution during construction
Criterion 10 Reduce landscape water demand
Criterion 11 Reduce building water use
Criterion 12 Efficient water use during construction
Criterion 13 Optimize design to reduce conventional energy demand
Criterion 14 Optimize energy performance of building within comfort limits
Criterion 15 Utilization of fly-ash or equivalent industrial/agricultural waste as
recommended by BIS in building structures
 Criteria - GRIHA
Criterion 16 Reduce embodied energy of construction is reduced by adopting material
efficient technologies and/or low-energy materials
Criterion 17 Use low-energy materials in Interiors
Criterion 18 Renewable energy utilization
Criterion 19 Renewable energy based hot water system
Criterion 20 Waste water treatment
Criterion 21 Water recycle and reuse (including rainwater)
Criterion 22 Reduction in waste during construction
Criterion 23 Efficient Waste segregation
Criterion 24 Storage and disposal of wastes
Criterion 25 Resource recovery from waste
Criterion 26 Use of low-VOC paints/adhesives/sealants
Criterion 28 Ensure water quality
Criterion 29 Acceptable outdoor and indoor noise levels
Criterion 30 Tobacco and smoke control
Criterion 31 Provide at least the minimum level of accessibility for persons with
disabilities
Criterion 32 Energy audit and validation
Criterion 33 Operation and Maintenance
Criterion 34 Innovation Points